- The development of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Her own transformation through learning Radical Acceptance
- Why BPD is stigmatized
- Suicidality in BPD
- Building a “life worth living” instead of suicide prevention
- Effectiveness of DBT in reducing suicidality
- Anger and BPD
- Avoidi...

- DBT Skills Modules: Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Interpersonal Skills, Emotional Regulation
- Evidence-based treatments for BPD
- Certification for Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Complexity of treating BPD
- Insurance / Payment issues for therapists
- The performance of DBT vs other t...

- How he got into the field
- How he developed the BPD diagnostic criteria
- The characteristics of the disorder
- Interpersonal aspects of BPD
- Why a lot of professionals don’t feel confident treating BPD
- Seeing life as a great teacher and the therapy relationship as a springboard
- Correctiv...

- A Short definition of BPD
- Underdiagnosis of BPD
- The role of medication in treatment
- Good Psychiatric Management — basic training about BPD for all health professionals
- BPD and families
- BPD and stressful environments
- Managing stress with Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- The Gunde...

- Definition of severe personality disorders (less severe / more severe)
- Borderline Personality Organization (BPO) vs Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
- Description of Transference-Focused Psychotherapy (TFP)
- The TFP treatment approach
- The lack of an integrated sense of self
- BPD vs M...

- The effectiveness of Transference-Focused Psychotherapy (TFP)
- Narcissism & Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD)
- Negative prognostic indicators (severity of antisocial behavior, etc.)
- Self-harm and personality disorders
- Treatability of patients with personality disorders
- Sexuality a...

- The Development of Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT)
- Explanation of subjectivity & Mentalization
- Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) through the lens of Mentalization
- How BPD develops in a person
- Mentalization, attachment and the human drive to communicate
- Mentalization, trust and...

- The experience of having Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
- Helping someone with BPD using Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT)
- Building trust and resilience in the therapeutic relationship
- Examples of a loss of the capacity to mentalize
- Drivers of attachment
- When thoughts and feeli...